About Council #9053

My name is Ken Hidenfelter, I am the Grand Knight of Council 9053 Ocean City MD. In the
Knights of Columbus organization, each council has a Grand Knight, similar to a company CEO.
There are thirteen Officers that ensure that we are true to our core values of Charity, Unity, and
Fraternity. I joined the Knights because a friend invited me. It was not just the invitation but what
he said: “as a Knight I would be part of something greater than myself”. As a Catholic man with
a family of three children I was doing all the right things, but something was missing in my
spiritual life. I did not have a group of friends with the same Catholic values and parenting
beliefs. What I found after I became a Knight was a group of men with like values and morals,
who cared about the Church, family, and our country. I met men who had different backgrounds,
age differences, and different family experiences. Looking back, I wished I had joined the
Knights earlier in my life. I would have had a group that would have given me support in
Catholic parenting and marriage. The charitable fundraising activities answered my internal
search of how I can answer Jesus’s call to help those in need and less fortunate then myself.
My charity effort along with the men in the Council is a multiplier in Charity giving. The
fellowship I experience with my fellow Knights is rewarding. As you surf our website, maybe you
will find areas that interest you or fill a need that you have been searching for. It is easy, send a
note to talk to a brother or click on the join button. You will be amazed at the changes that will
happen in your life, God Bless.